Almaric de St Amand, 1st Baron Saint Amand

Almaric de St. Amand (died 1310), Lord of Widehaye was an English noble. He fought in the wars in Gascony and Scotland. He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.

Coat of arms of Almaric de St. Amand, Lord of Widehaye, Or, fretty Sable, on a chief of the second, three besants.

Biography

Almaric, born in 1268, was the second son of Almaric de St. Amand. He succeeded his elder brother after Guy died not long after their father. Almaric served in Gascony in 1294, and in Scotland during 1300 and 1306. He was summoned to parliament in 1300 and signed the barons' letter to the pope, on 12 February 1301. He died in 1310, without issue and was succeeded by his brother John.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "St. Amand, Almaric de". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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